ALL meanings of cat-and-mouse
- adjective cat-and-mouse denoting a fight or contest in which participants attempt to confuse or deceive each other in a cruel or teasing way, esp before a final act of cruelty or unkindness 3
- adjective cat-and-mouse of or designating behavior like that of a cat toying with a mouse; specif., of or designating a strategy by which one repeatedly challenges an opponent while waiting to strike 3
- noun cat-and-mouse Alternative form of cat and mouse. 0
- adjective cat-and-mouse (Idiomatic) suspenseful, involving alternating roles of attack and defence. 0